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A photo of a ritual food offering in a temple hall. In the foreground, a woman in a red-brown top and gold bangles scoops yellow rice from a large ornate silver bowl. Behind her, a woman in a white saree with gold border and a red-beaded necklace, wearing clear gloves, smiles and handles rice near a laptop. At lower right, a shaved-headed man in orange robes bends forward with his forehead touching the floor, a tattooed arm visible, in obeisance. Orange-robed devotees stand at the right edge beside a television screen, and a striped mat and green leaf sit on the floor.

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A devotee in an orange saffron dhoti and orange shawl kneels low on a white cloth, face to the floor, beside a large silver bowl of yellow food offerings. Women in orange and red saris and white clothing, wearing bangles and gloves, scoop and shape yellow rice from the bowl beside him. A pink folded cloth and a green banana leaf lie in the foreground.2019-01-01January 01 20192019-01-01A photograph of a ritual preparation scene on a striped cloth. Three people sit on the floor around a large metal bowl of yellow food. A woman on the left in a rust-red sari with a rudraksha mala hands out a portion of the yellow mixture. A woman in the centre wears a white sari with a gold border, a hairnet, a rudraksha mala and gold jewellery. A shirtless man with an orange cloth wrapped over his shoulders, facing away, takes a handful of the mixture. Behind them, an orange-robed figure stands near a flat-screen monitor, and a large television on the right shows a screen with red-clad figures.2019-01-01A photograph of a ritual food preparation at an ashram event. Four women and one young man are seated on a colourful striped mat around a large silver bowl of yellow rice mixed with herbs. A man with bare upper body and a wide orange shawl sits in front, mixing the rice with both hands, while a woman in an orange-red sari with gold-bordered sleeves and rudraksha mala reaches into the bowl. A woman in a cream-and-gold Kerala-style sari, white hairnet and red-brown beaded necklace watches, and a young woman in orange robes with white forehead markings stands at right. Orange-robed devotees stand in the background.2019-01-01Photo of a ritual preparation in a hall. Three women sit on colourful striped mats. The woman at left wears a rust-red sari and a beaded orange-brown necklace and scoops yellow powder from a large silver bowl. The woman at centre wears a white sari with a gold border, a white head cloth and gold and beaded necklaces, smiling. The woman at right has her hair in a bun and wears glasses and an orange shawl over her bare upper body, with white markings on her back and shoulder, and she holds a handful of yellow powder. Behind them stand rows of people in orange robes, and a laptop sits on the mat.2019-01-01A seated ritual scene in an ashram hall. A woman in a rust-red sari with a bangle and a coiled bun pours yellow rice or grain from her hands into a large ornate silver bowl held by a bare-chested man in orange. He wears an orange turban, an orange wrap and a white-painted chest marking, and his palms are open to receive the offering. A second woman in a white and gold-bordered sari, a hairnet and rudraksha beads sits beside them, watching. Behind them, saffron-robed devotees stand near a laptop and a monitor on a mat. The setting suggests a food or grain offering ritual.2019-01-01Devotional food offering at a temple or ashram hall. A woman in a rust-brown sari with dark bun and red-bordered garments kneels at left, serving from a large brass pan of yellow rice. Centre, a woman in a white and gold-bordered saree with a white hair net, rudraksha mala, gold pendant and forehead tilak watches attentively while wearing clear gloves. At right, a bare-chested sannyasi with long hair and an orange saffron cloth draped over his shoulder reaches into the pan to take rice. Behind them, other saffron-robed monastics stand, and a flat-screen monitor and a tripod are visible.2019-01-01January 01 20192019-01-01A seated group prepares a food offering from a large silver bowl of yellow rice with cashews and raisins. On the left, a woman in a rust-red sari with gold bangles scoops rice from the bowl. In the centre, a woman in a white and cream South Indian sari, white hairnet, rudraksha mala and gold pendant watches the work. On the right, a young woman in an orange-saffron two-piece garment with a draped orange shawl and gold bracelets holds rice in her hands, and another woman in orange sits behind her. A purple cloth mat and a laptop are on the floor, with a television screen and a tripod visible in the background.2019-01-01A photograph of a ritual food offering. A woman in a rust-red sari with a rudraksha mala and gold bangle presses a handful of yellow rice preparation from a large brass bowl. Beside her, a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari and white hairnet holds a gold pendant necklace and rudraksha mala. A shaven-headed man in saffron cloth with white sacred ash marks on his shoulders and chest reaches toward the bowl with both hands. Another woman in orange robes sits at the right, and saffron-robed attendants stand in the background. The floor is covered with a colourful striped mat.2019-01-01January 01 20192019-01-01A photo of a devotional ritual indoors. In the foreground a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari with a white hairnet and vertical tilak kneels beside a seated older woman in a rust-coloured top and beaded necklace, holding a cupful of yellow offering. A shirtless man with long hair tied in a bun and a white sacred thread over his back wears an orange cloth and offers the offering toward a flat-screen monitor showing a figure in white. Behind them several people in orange robes stand, and a camera on a tripod and a table draped in orange and red are visible.2019-01-01